Prerequisites

Two years of college-level study (or equivalent level of mastery) of Russian or one of the other languages of the region. The prerequisite may be satisfied by successful completion of RUSS 202 or a placement examination arranged with the RES Director.

Required Course (3 Hours)*

• RUSS 280 - Introduction to Russian Civilization

History or Political Science Elective (3 Hours)*

• HIST 541 - The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to the Mid-19th Century
• HIST 542 - The History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union
• POLI 480 - Politics and Government of Russia

Electives (12 Hours)**

Select four courses from the following.

• FORL 398 - Selected Topics
• HIST 342 - The Slavs in History
• HIST 343 - The Fall of the Eastern European Empires
• HIST 344 - Eastern Europe Since WWI
• HIST 516 - Byzantine History: 11th to 15th Centuries
• HIST 521 - The Formation of Western Cultures, 300-1000 A.D.
• HIST 541 - The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to the Mid-19th Century
• HIST 542 - The History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union
• HIST 543 - Russian and Soviet Diplomatic History
• POLI 440 - Russian Foreign Policy
• POLI 480 - Politics and Government of Russia
• RUSS 319 - Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature in Translation
• RUSS 320 - Twentieth-Century Russian Literature in Translation
• RUSS 398 - Selected Topics
• RUSS 598 - Selected Topics in Russian

Note:

* Students whose primary focus is a country other than Russian may petition the Director of Russian and Eurasian Studies to substitute a similar survey course on another region for RUSS 280 or the History or Political Science Elective.

** Students may substitute another course with substantial Russian or Eurasian studies content with the approval of the Director of Russian and Eurasian Studies.